Colombia vs Laos: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Colombia
95.2%
in 2024
Laos
94.2%
in 2024
Colombia rank
144th
Laos rank
146th
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Colombia
- Laos
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 95.2% against 94.2% in Laos, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 144th and Laos ranks 146th of 215 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.3% | 17.5% | 59.7% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 85.5% | 39.1% | 46.4% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 77.6% | 13.0% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 97.7% | 0.0% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to electricity, rural, Colombia or Laos?
- Colombia, at 95.2% against 94.2% in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in access to electricity, rural between Colombia and Laos?
- 1.0%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Laos?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Laos rank globally for access to electricity, rural?
- Colombia ranks 144th and Laos ranks 146th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.